Quality Engineer

The Quality Engineer coordinates, administers, and performs required quality functions of an engineering and technical nature. This is done to ensure product quality and reliability, at minimum quality costs. Assumes a responsible leadership role in the successful launch of new programs. Serves as the main quality point of contact when internal and external issues arise.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as a representative in New Product Development launch process, conducting design reviews with respect to Quality requirements of new products, develop gauging plans, control plans and PFMEA.
• Develop inspection and testing methods to ensure only materials meeting established specifications are accepted and processed into Operation’s supply chain.
• Design and/or procure the necessary fixturing for measuring product/component samples.
• Responsible for creating quality plans, new visual standards, and new work instructions associated with new product launch or revision of existing products.
• Coordinates with R&D, Engineering, and/or Manufacturing to document ongoing measurement update requirements on process prints.
• Participate in reviews and give approval for prototype and production sample runs.
• Initiates and completes nonconforming material ‘hold’ tag process within Quality Management System.
• Leads and assists the Quality Manager with approval agency in-plant audits, routine inspections, and test activities (UL, FM, ISO, etc.).
• Supports the Quality Management System (QMS) through participation in the Internal Audit program, preventative action communications, and corrective action processes.
• Reads and interprets engineering drawings for inspecting and measuring of product components, associated tooling, fixtures, and finished goods.
• Develops documentation methods for presenting, reporting, maintaining, and archiving of measurement data.
• Responsible for entering critical data for documentation purposes into Quality Assurance department databases and associated company Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool.
• Assist Technical Services department with investigative activities associated with customer returns. Participates in external and internal customer product concerns and initiates corrective action as required.
• Acts in accordance with ISO9001 to support the external customer experience during advanced corporate and quality planning activities.
• Supports statistical process control tasks for the site from a Quality perspective.
• Provides reports from a Quality Assurance perspective concerning process capabilities for production using Statistical Process Control methods as requested.
• Participates in site problem-solving projects, represents Quality department at site meetings, and captures pertinent Quality Assurance documentation as requested by Quality Manager.
• Submits test information as requested, maintains correspondence, and keeps appropriate records per regulatory requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Quality-related field with two (2) to four (4) years of successful work experience in an Advanced Quality Planning/New Product Introduction related role.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings/blueprints (including an understanding of GD&T). Candidate has the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Trained in ISO/TS16949, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, and SPC.
• Demonstrated experience using statistics and capability analysis to review manufacturing data to identify trends, draw conclusions, and implement change.
• Advanced analytical problem-solving skills to determine the root cause of issues.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, AutoCad, and PowerPoint.

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